Matthew Soerens has been seeking out evangelical pastors locally and around the country, hoping to persuade them that immigration reform is a Christian imperative, even though the issue is so explosive that many ministers won't go near it.

Northwestern finished in ninth place in the Big Ten. But with the possible exception of Michigan, which nearly reached the Sweet Sixteen in its first NCAA appearance since 1998, nobody in the league enjoyed a bigger, better rise than the Wildcats.

Northwestern's Jake Herbert, named Tuesday as the 2009 winner of the Hodge Trophy as the nation's top college wrestler, didn't celebrate with a day of rest. Instead, he was training for the U.S. freestyle wrestling championships, a step toward his goal of becoming a 2012 Olympian. Herbert plans to compete April 11 in Las Vegas at freestyle nationals, a qualifier for the world team trials May 30-31 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The freestyle world championships will be held in September in Denmark.

March Madness on iPhone is turning out to be a slam-dunk for CBS TV advertisers. Advertisers for CBS broadcasts of the NCAA men's basketball tournament now underway are getting a bonus: Their ads show up in games viewed on iPhones via a $4.99 CBS application.